In-The-Ear and Behind-The-Ear Hearing Aids in the Elderly

Scandinavian Audiology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1993, Pages 211-216

  Meredith, Rhys ^a   Stephens, Dafydd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

behind the ear hearing aids elderly; handling skills; in the ear hearing aids

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HEARING AID; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGED; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEARING AIDS; HEARING DISORDERS; HUMAN; LATERALITY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REHABILITATION OF HEARING IMPAIRED; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0027386045     PISSN: 01050397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01050399309047471     Document Type: Article

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